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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31
Filed for Record.

The following documents were filed in the
Recorders Office yesterday:
Notice of location OF Climax lode claim,
Summit Valley District, by VIM. Burton.
Notice OF location OF Belmont lode claim,
Moose Creek District, by G. F. Kellog and
G. II. Montgomery.
Declaration as sole trader, by Marietta
Crumrive.
Deed-A. j. Davis to Owen Thornton, lot
2, block 4. Transit addition to Walkerville;
consideration 500.
Deed-Owen Thornton to Nora Thorn
ton, lot 2, block 4, Transit addition to
Walkerville; 81.
Deed-Ella NJ Benson ct al. to J. F. Beck,
lot ] 5, block II. Noyes s. Upton's addition
to Butte; ST. 700.
Chas. NJ. Benson to Ella NJ. Benson,
power OF attorney to dispose OF real estate
about Butte.
Affidavits OF annual labor on the Argo-
naut. Cook, Alta and Cuerpo Buzzo lode
claims, Summit Valley District; the Ban
ner, Camp Creek; the Sonora, Independence
District and the Hasley and Jumper, in
unOrganized districts.
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TnE BExnIxa srll1KR.


NJ Decision Rsached BY Knighes Of Labor
% Pool Issues With shs strikers.
SPmLADELrH1A, December 29.- Chair
man John L. Lee, accompanied by 81. I.
Bennett, member Of the Executive Conn
mittee OF the knights Of Labor, called on
superintendent sweisard this morning, but
be refused to talk to q COMMITTEES. being
represented in part by Knights Of Labor.
he said he would talk to Lee alone but
would have no interview with Bennett,
whereupon they withdrew without further
words.
MOST IMPORTANT MEETING.
READING, December 20.-The vanguard
OF delegates to the convention Of Reading
Railroad employees, to be held to-pight, ar
rived this forenoon. The meeting win be
one of the most important held for long
time, as it will decide whether the Knights
will pool issues in the fight and stand to-
eether or let the railroad men fight their
own battles.
se IAE mp, ,cyEs, soAyysrIos.
@sADaa. Pa, hsember zs.-Two han-
dstd and fifty delegates, repfesenting the
Reading Railroad and Coal and Iron Cons
pany e employees tlitosshout the territory
covered by the company's tracks, met here
tonight in special convention to take into
consideration their relations with the COM
pany. The meeting was a secret one OF all
the assembly districts. The burden OF
fsose from the coal regions was that the
n,iners had grievances; that they considered
themselves entitled to a continuance OF the
IS per cent. increase, and that they (the
sniners) would be bound by the action Of
che convention. The majority OF the dele
yates present seemed to think the strike of
The railroad was over and that the conven.
lion should devote itself to doing the best
{ could for the miners, unless the men in
shis city should reconsider their former
action not to strike.
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STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS.
The Subject Of the comm'ss'o"of %
Labor,s Report for Six Years.

Tho Subject Of the Commissioner Oh
Labor,s Report for Six Years.
WASHINGTON. December 29.-Cominls-
sioner Wright has submitted TO INC oe''.
tary o, the Interior the third annualrepor'
Of the bureau OF labor, which relates en''.o
ly to strikes and lockouts Tor the SIX ye":o
ended December 81, 1886. Inc repofO -
tho res,,t of facts concerning strikes anu
lockouts for an extended period OF t''he'
The report covers about 700 printed pages
and pves def ails OF each strike ana io'Aou'
occurr;.,, in the United States during .he
period named. It exhibits iacts oelonss ,:.s
to each industrial trouble Tor eacn 'o'a".
where .be trouble WAS found wlthouo ~
temnt;nn a. establish or decide upon vn9
connection between them. a s";,.as oc.
statement shows the NUMBER Vi - have
curing during the last SIX yea,,; y,,;shments
been J, 9O3, the number o1 es1aJ overaoe
involved, 1886 and the genera =, each
number OF establishments ,h'o tho report
saws there were, according to IN ene
best information attainable, 800 s'' inl,Ie
the details of which are not aVan"to' ~
Building trades furnished 6,O6O OF tne n
tai number OF establishments ens.se,% ss,aves
the strikes. The total number OF Ios enp,oyyor yor
involved in the whole number OF SUN. oa :.
the entire period is shown to nave eoo oein in al
3lS,624. The number OF employees ~ oc. M
the establishments before the sIrahes an sboIt
cured was 1862. .O45, while ene estah
number employed in he the strikes
lishments involved after the ~ s n
occurred was 1896, ,247, n,ove,
no
Srousht irom a,ul other t places than those il
which the strikes occurred. IN n,1 J1r;n,
tablishments lockouts we're ordered dursr' rer'
1886 employees before the loekouts ,ut sn}s 9s
Cured and 1G9.43 after the 'ocxo.,. ..t v.'
while the number actually locked OUT wa
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Enforcing Demurrrage.

As a consequence OF the enormous freight
business now being enjoyed by tine rail-
roads, requiring all rolling stock to be kept
in constant use, the roads have decided to
charge such a rate OF demurrage as will en-
courage consignors and consiguees to load
and unlnad their cars with as little delay
as possible. The Montana Union people
have decided, on and after January 1st, to
enforce the demurrage charge Of So per day
on all cars to be loaded or unloaded that
are held more than "a hours.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31

The travelling public will be glad to learn
that in future the sleeping cars on the train
leaving Butte at 6:35 p. m. will be run
throus sh to Helena on the limited train: IN,
stead of lying over night at Garrison and
going east on the slow tain.
When John A. Rowand was coming up on on
the train last evening in charge OF Sherln
Coleman, of Deer Lodge, he said he was
confident that he would regain his freedom:
Some of the French residents, who heard OF
his remark, were very indignant iase nish1
and said that if Rowand does get Iree ne
will ind Butte a very unhealthy place OF
residence.
Yesterday the Probate Court issued a
marriage license to A. j. Werbel and Miss
NJ. Beusch.
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loS,64S. There we're Is ,976 new emploves
secured at the close OF the lockouta. and
n,oo2 were brought from other places than
those in which the lockouts occurred.
AN EXAMINATION OF TABLES
appended to the report shows that New
YORK, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,, Ohio
ana Illinois represent 74.74 per cent. ol
the whole number Of establishments affected
by strikes throughout the country, and
9O.S5 per cent. OF all the MANUFACTURING
establishments, and employ SO per cent. OF
the capital involved in mercantile indus.
tries OF the United States. The results OF
strikes, SO far as gaining the objects sought
are concerned, are shown to be as follows:
Success followed in 1,047 cases or 46 SO
per cent. OF the whole; partial success in
1904 or 13.45 per cent. of the whole, and
failure followed in 6,91O cases or 89.8
per cent. OF the whole. By lockouts 564
esta Adjustments or 1885 per cent. of the
whole succeeded in gaining their points;
100 or S.71 per cent. failed As to the
causes or objects OF the strikes, it is shown
that an increase of wages was the principal
one, or 42.44 per cent.
OTHER LEADING CAUSES
are given as follows: For re luction OF
hours, against reduction OF wages, for in.
crease OF wages and reduction OF hours,
against increase of hours; total for five
leading causes 77.s3 per cent. All other
causes 22.17 per cent. Disclaiming abso-
Lutte accuracy. the report gives the losses Of
employees and employers resulting from
strikes and lockouts as follows: Losses to
strikers during the six years covered by in
vestigation, $51 81 16, ,165; loss to employers
through lockout for the same period,
So, S,132,717, or total wage loss to en-
ployes Of $50, ,948, ,S32. This loss occurred
for both strikes and lockouts in "a, ,51S
establishments, or an average loss OF
So, AS to each establishment, or of nearly
$40 to each striker involved.
ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO STRIKERS
during the same period, so far as ascertain
able, amounts to $3,325, ,O57; to those sui.
fering from lockouts. $1,1O5, ,53s, or a
total of 81, ,43O, ,595. These amounts, how
ever, the Commissioner says, are undoubt-
edly too low. Employers losses through
strikes for six years amounted to $780,
732 ,653; through lockouts, So, ,342, ,261, OF
a tota! loss to the establishments involved
ing the field work for this
report and compilation OF information, the
bureau has carried on almost to compile
tion the Investigation begun last year con-
cerning the moral, physical and economical
conditions of the working women OF the
great cities, and has continued it's investi-
cations into the cost of distribution of the
great staple products. 1t has also under
taken, according to Congressional instruc-
tions, the collection of statistics OF mar
riages and divorces in the United States,
the report of which may be submitted be-
fore the close of the present session OF Con-
gress.
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Opium Importation by Chinese.

SAN FRANCISCO. December 29.-Judge
Hoffman rendered a decision in the United
States District Court in which the right OF
Chinese to import opium is sustained. In
December, 1886, the custom house author
tiles seized quantity of opium valued at
nearly 5000, 900, which had been shipped
from Panama to Wo Sang & Co., OF this
city. The opium was held in virtue OF a
clause in the treaty which for bids Chinese
from engaging in the opium traffic. Judge
Hoffman holds that the treaty is not sell
executory, and Congress having adopted NO
legislation, there was nothing to prevent
the Chinese engaging in the business.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31

Hon. Will Kennedy was quietly married
at Deer Lodge last Monday. to Miss Fran
els Deviation Honore, OF Missoula. The
wedding took place at the residence OF Mr.
Kennedy Is sitter, the Rev. s. c. Blackstone
officiating. Mr.. Kennedy is too well and
favorably known throughout Montana to
need any introduction here: The bride il
described as a most attractive and estim
able young lady and a worthy helpmeet
for her distinguished husband. who is now
receiving warm congratulations from hi
brethren of the press and many others.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31

ST.. LOUIS, December 29.-The funeral oi
Governor Marmaduke will take place at
Jefferson City at p. M. Saturday. Ihe
honorary pallbearers will be five ex-Gov-
erpors OF the State. Governor Morehouse
and five Judges OF the Supreme Court. Inc
active pallbearers will be eight personal
friends from various parts OF tne otaIe; g. $.
sn,";s sunrise or on saturday morning according to
the militia regulations OF the State. Lieu, u,
tenant Governor Morehouse was sworn ~
AS Governor to-day. The State omcers
held a meeting to-day and adopted resolu
tions paying q high tribute TO tne suou
qualities of the deceased and extenoipt
sympathy to the family.
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w. HI. Vanderbilt's Gifts.

New YORK, December 29.-The Sloane
Maternity Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic,
adjoining the College OF Physicians and Sur
geons. were formally opened this afternoon.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. John Hall, Pro-
fessor T. Gaillard Thomas delivered an ad-
dress reviewing the history of the two insti-
tutions and explaining the work to be done
there. Leading physicians pronounce the
buildings superior for their purpose to any
in this country or Europe. The two build
ings are gifts OF the late VIM. H. Wander
bilt. The children hospital is named after
Mrs. w. D. Sloane. Mr.. Vanderbilt's
daughter.
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A New Move.

CHICAGO, December 29.-At the Trades
and Labor Assembly held tonight for the
purpose OF instructipg delegates. to the
Sofi5ffsss ssss=-es - State Labor
Association at Peoria, declaration was
unanimously adopted that the time has
come for independent political action by the
workers. Strikes and hoycntts against
great corporations were pronounced 10
have lost all usefulness and the d; !fgates to
Peoria were instructed by the -tate Asso'
citation 40 call upon all its auxiliary bodies
to organize for the separate exercises ol
their political powers.
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Restricting Chinese Immigration.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 29.-At a mass
meeting held at the Metropolitan Hall to-
night for the purpose of calling upon Con-
cress to enact law to prevent further
Chinese immigration to the United States,
Mayor Pond presided and explained the
objects of the meeting. favoring modifica-
ton of the treaty with China. entirely cut
ting off Chinese immigration and holding a
failure to pass proper restriction laws
largely due to the apathy OF the American
people, from which California is largely the
sufferer. The secretary OF the meeting read
a letter from Governor Waterman express
ing sympathy with the objects OF the meet.
ing and urging acts OF rhs most stringent
character. Thomas ]. Clunie and s. NJ.
shortridge spoke in the came strain as
Nayor Pond. Resolutions were then
adopted requesting Congress to at once
either modify the existing laws Of Chinese
immigration. or else enact new laws ehectu'
ally excluding Chinese from any entrance
whatever into the United States, consider
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ns,rdared From Jealousy.

ST. LOUIS, December ga special from
81. Francis, Ark, says, VIM. herr's' a
wealthy planter, has for some time past
heen Jealous of the attentions paid ais whe
Nv VIM. Matthewson, and he forbade him
~ come to his house. On Tuesday last,
10 Watthewson S1v w called and invited Mrs. Herr'g
NJ take a drive. While the woman ';Tas was
Getting CO. ing ready, Herrig shot and XII k','ea 20
ge.tns M ,tthswson and then forced his vile TO
MavoIe .,.;ro to Matthewson's house with the dead
ar.1e hnIe W On her return she found her nome me
IN % flames and was shot and killed , Py srr;a n;a
husband. Herrig then ned; mis. .,,i;ns Marx.
was formerly an actress IN fau'iio T., w Fl
hams company and later was ia w.
Lytle's Combination.
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WASHINGTON specials say that Speaker
Carlisle was prepared to announce the list
OF the Committee on Ways and Means the
day that Congress adjourned, but was pre-
vented from doing so by the motion for
adjournment out of respect to the memory
of Mr.. Moffatt. Thus two weeks OF valu-
able time were lost during which a bill
|1isht- have been framed to be presented
upon the reassembling OF Congress. Now,
delays will be interposed which will make
it impossible for the committee to bring in
a bill before the first of February.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31
RIDDLE, THE DEAD SHOT.
A Feat of Workmanship at Reno-Wi1
ming the Freedom of . Town.

A Feat of Workmanship at Reno-W1n-
ming the Freedom of q Town.
New York Mail and Express: William N.
Riddle, ex-president OF the Penn BANK OF
p;ttsburc. now a broker in this city, is one
If the best close orange shots in America.
He ia male and slender and has only one
lung. but he is quick as lightning and SHOOTS
on the intuitive sight plan. He once de-
feated Buffalo Bill and other crack marks
men in q close-range contest with rlnes'
About twice a week he makes the rounds
of the shooting galleries ia the Bowery, and
ia more ropular with the crowds that drop
in than any ward politician. Taking re-
volver or sixteen shooting rifle, he
RINGS EACH TARGET
in succeseion. One of Riddles most sue
cessful exploits with firearms was when ne
went to California last MAY. After the
+ra;n nassed Reno he and Billy Emerson,
Tho minstrel, had jolly time. The train
vas beeianing to slow up at station when
Er,erson spied g. chicken ahead in front OF
a ANAL house. He bet Riddle a dollar that
the latter could not shoot OF the chlckehe e
hesd With his pistol while the train passed
Riddle pointed his pistol from the window,
fred and the fowls head was
SEVERED FROM ITS BODY.
r,,erson threw q dollar to the astonished
neoro woman who saw her chicken kee
over az if it had been guillotined. In Cali
forn;a Mr.. Riddle visited mining town ano
soon had the freedom of the place presented
+o him. Many miners, scouts. hunters anc
| nroanectors were at shooting match.
tr;enf Who accompanied Mr.. Riddle to th'
I'm aaid that the slim man with hin
wonId shoot against any man in the GROVE
tor a treat all round. Instantly four o.
Eve champion shots accepted the terms
The Pennsylvanian
| HIT THE BuLL's-EYE
nine out of ten times With rifle ana tnen
taking his pistols, he centered the bull's'ey
saven consecutive times. The people wen
v;,d over him, and made him an honore,
Wiz WHO III ~ the town. Last year Riddle tool
3 sIsS aunt through Union County, Pennsyixa
MIA. and made such q success as ma.ss N.4s
man % that the people wished him to setti
anonr them and accept some poltlcai o.
60 His skill came through an illness. r
aeveraI wears he was in hospital suner'n
ssom nnimonary troubles. Too weak q
toLe anv exercise OF any kind ne amuse
himself by shooting at marx q" oaS
the rear Of the hospital.
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p. q. s. Of A.

The Patriotic Sons OF America elected
officers for 1883 on Wednesday night. The
following is a list of the new officers: j. B.
Scott, President; F. NJ. Barrett, Vice-Presi'
dent; Jas. Dingevon, Master OF Cere-
monies; N. j. Scott, Conductor;
Frank Holmes, Recording Secre-
tary; James Brown, Financial Secretary
B. L. Calkins, Treasuser; 0. A. Crossman
Inner Guard. and Geo. R. Miller, Outer
Guard. 1t is the intention OF the order to
get up an auxiliary lodge OF daughters OF
America.
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Married Il Princess.

PARIS, December 29.-Maurice Bern
hardt, son OF the actress Sara Bernhardt,
and Princess Virginia Clotilde Jablono~ski,
t.granddaughter of Lucien Bonaparte,
were married to-day in the church OF st.
Honore, Crowds surrounded the church
and gave grand ovation to Madame
Bernhardt upon her arrival and depar'
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:John and tho Queen.

1,;d Bits: The Queen-Dear Mr.. sullivan
can you not help an unhappy .ausa r,;tsr, g
AID ace is made miserable by dynam''srS
ana hn he"1 1I..Well, mum, il ye can put DC
Jon J1nn n a twenty.four-foot ring wid me-
oness can fix ye out.
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The Scheduled Tariff hatlneo'

New YORK, December 2s.-At the mee', a.
dow n the freight committee OF the
trnnl lines, to which body the subdivisions
'.unn .na.aht Gates west OF Chicago was referred,
It was decided to ratiy the oi the Joint
adopted by the s9b.com%'s'e1 I'm meeting H held
Conference Committee "a. a. ~ the discretion
December %. 1t stsrn was leu :" committees re-
OF the various railroads to agree upon uRoaf
an equitable I, s"h1;c uJ carrying rates: and to
sss roas per perfect
arrangements IN ndopted on January 9, instead
should srv oe "S as before agreed upon.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31
FRIGHTENED By CROWS

,.,,r,ou. Visitation of Ship "ne"
Days Out from Land
Goa Girt IN. J.) special: The ;s.nooI Darn oSI to
land, Captain Monroe. from st 20 'o,S oelo.t last
New Yors; s;+sr 81 . very singular encounte, ias
evsna9s' .ea s with flock of crows, +sa r1.u az.
cnused quite ea;,ors. = When about fifteen cen
psrstitio.us .n% ssI about eight hundred miles %
,no aays land, the crew OF twenty msn sv in
irom s;onsr '. whom . aoek Of seven Grove "
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Death of John Crosby.

MINNEAPOLIS, December 29.-Jno. Crosby,
president of the National Millers Associa-
ton and the active manager and senior
member Of the great milling firm OF Wash
burn, Crosby & Co., died at 2 O'Clock this
morning from paralysis OF the heart.
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Very COnSidarate.

Judge: She-I hope. Mr.. Flunk, we will
have the pleasure Of your society at our re-
ception.
He with self-abnegation)- n)-Aw-weally-
my life is devoted to the gentle sex-of
course I'll be there-1-aw never consult
my own happiness on such occasions.
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NJ, o,;c. officers and q crowd OF other
Inc po"o "n The Rowand case returned un'
wltnessedii wlssdiv ~ from Deer Lodge last evening.
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through the open window and surrounded
the table. The birds appeared to be fam
ished, for they Immediately began to devour
the food. Although the men had eaten
hardly q mouthful they left the room and
not one of them
WOULD TOUCH THE BIRDS.
The birds, with one exception, after ap.
peasing their hunger, departed. The men
were sullen thereafter and said the visit Of
the crowds portended disaster to the
ship. After that when they sat down to
their meals they made sure to close the
windows. Mary Seymour, girl OF White.
stone. l.. l., was on board, and she kept
the one bird which remained, although the
crew begged her to let it 60. Last night a
terrible storm came up and the ship struck
q bar far out from shore. The crew at the
station house were notified and
HUGE BONFIRE
was built on the shore near the wreck, for
the night was bitter cold. A gun from the
station was Immediately hauled to the
scene of the disaster and shot fired that
carried the line over tho ship. The ship.
wrecked marines were in no danger, how.
ever, and it was not until daylight that
the breeches buoys was put in operation.
The mate OF the chip and a sailor were
then hauled ashore, the remainder of the
crew, twenty in all, remoining on the ves-
sci. Miss Barbara Munroe, daughter oi
Captain Munroe, master of the vessel, and
Miss Mary Seymour, friend OF Miss Bar
bara, we're taken off the stranded vessel
this afternoon and proceeded to New York
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Mrs. Ast0r's Will.

New YORK, December 28.-The will of the
late Mrs. Charlotte Augusta Astor, was
fled to-day with the surrogate. After be-
queathing to relatives and personal friends
she makes the following provisions: The
Woman's Hospital of the State OF New
York. $25, 900; st. Luke's Hospital,
$25;OOO; Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation OF this city, $25. 900; Children 9
Aid Society, $25.OOO; for an industrial
school on Avenue B, $40. 900; Normal and
Agricultural Institute at Hampton, Va,
S25, 900. and the sum of $25, 900 to the
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church OF the
United States of America, one half to he
applied to the education of Indian boys
and girls of South Dakota and the other
half to the repair and enlargement OF
schools in the same district. The bulk of
Mrs. Astor's estate is bequeathed to her
husband, John Jacob Astor.
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Ramovine Cleveland's AppOfntees.

ALBANY, N. Y, December 29.-somethlng
of a sensation was created here to-day by
the issuance OF an order by Governor Hill,
removiue from office Messrs. John Jay, OF
Nav York City. and Henry A. Richmond;
of Buffalo, members Of the State civil
Service Board, the third member Hon.
Anontu, Schoonmaker having resigned. In
the;r stead Governor Hill appointed 6en.
nan;el E Sickles, OF New York City, James
A. Manning and George II. Treadweil. o5
this CITY. The former board was appoln111ee'11 11e'1
bv Governor Cleveland. Governor a hn.
took the position that the araoS ooara was rs
simply advisory to assist sne and IJe desiring to
ranpnnstrnct the board. be requested the
res;nn atoms OF Messrs. Jay and Richmond
in a letter dated yesterday.